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June 12, 1920 –  March 22, 2009  COLLINSVILLE รข?? Funeral Services for Harding Fred Cannon, 88, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at First Baptist Church in Collinsville with Rev. Jerry Davis and David Woolsey officiating, Interment will follow in Collinsville Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home in Whitesboro. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 P.M. Monday, March 23, 2009 at the funeral home.
Harding passed away on March 22, 2009 at his home in Collinsville.

Harding was born on June 12, 1920 in Collinsville to Fred and Ethel (Swindle) Cannon. He married Christene (Walden) Newsom on October 2, 1985 in Collinsville. Harding served in the United States Army during WWII, landing on the beach of Normandy. He was a truck driver and a farmer doing custom hay baling in his later years of life. Harding was a dedicated family man, who loved and admired his family. He was a wonderful father and husband and he enjoyed fishing with his family. Harding also loved his country.

Survivors include his wife, Christene Cannon of Collinsville; 2 sons, Jerry Cannon and wife Mary Nan of Whitesboro, Eddie Cannon and wife Mary of Whitesboro; three daughters, Judy Woolsey and husband David of Whitesboro, Betty Harville and husband Kent of Collinsville and Suzanne Carpenter and husband Jon of Lake Kiowa; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; a brother, Bob Cannon of Perrin and 2 sisters, Joyce Johnson of Collinsville and Helen Jetzelberger of Fort Worth.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 sisters and 3 brothers.

Pallbearers are: Patrick Cannon, Jonathan Cannon, Jason Anglin, Shane Harville, Dewayne Woolsey, Matthew Woolsey, Joshua Carpenter and Caleb Carpenter.